18 Peck : New Species of Fungi 



fficient 



The descrip- 



tions have been derived from colored figures and other data fur 

 nished by Mr. Mcllvaine who says all are edible. 



Boletus eccentricus 



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Pileus thick, firm, convex, irregular, glabrous, more or less 

 lobed or wavy on the involute margin, gray or yellowish gray, 

 flesh white, close grained, elastic, unchangeable, taste and odor 

 farinaceous : tubes convex, depressed around the stem, not reach- 

 ing the margin of the pileus, somewhat uneven or pitted on the 

 surface, yellowish brown, the mouths subangular, at first concolor- 

 ous, becoming reddish or reddish purple : stem eccentric, tapering 

 downward, solid, uneven with short irregular shallow grooves or 

 obscure reticulations, tinged with red at the top, grayish below, ' 

 tinged with red or purple within at the base. 



Pileus 5-10 cm. broad : stem 4-5 cm. long, 3-4 cm. thick at 

 the top. 



Sandy soil in grassy places in woods. Mt. Gretna, Pa. 

 August and September. 



The species is well marked by its eccentric stem, thick irregular 

 pileus and the reddish or reddish purple mouths of the mature 

 tubes. Mr. Mcllvaine remarks that when it fs rnn^H it i« HpKr.ate 



and savory. 



Boletus badiceps 



Pileus firm, convex or somewhat centrally depressed when ma- 

 ture, dry, velvety, obliquely truncate on the margin, bay red or 

 dark maroon color, flesh white, unchangeable, taste and odor mild, 

 sweet, suggestive of molasses : tubes plane, adnate, white or whit- 

 ish, becoming dingy with age, the mouths minute : stem equal or 

 slightly swollen in the middle, radicating, glabrous, solid, brownish. 



Pileus 4-8 cm. broad : stem 4-5 cm. long, 1.5-3 cm - thick. 



Oak woods. West Philadelphia, Pa. August and September. 



The truncate or beveled margin of the pileus is a striking feat- 

 ure in this species. It is about 4 mm. broad and as even as if cut 

 with a knife. Sometimes the surface of the stem ruptures trans- 

 versely just below the top, the liberated shreds above curling up- 

 ward against the tubes and those below curving outward and down- 

 ward. In mature plants brownish spots appear in the flesh of the 

 pileus. ■• When cooked it is of high flavor and tender as kidney," 



C. Mcllvaine. 



